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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1946
Page
4
The column urges Alabama to prioritize education by raising teacher pay and improving training. It critiques low salaries compared with janitors and highlights the need for earmarked education funds for salaries, buildings, and operating costs, arguing for political action to support teachers.
Washington reports the Navy has not abandoned the merger idea with the Army despite President Truman backing it. The latest scheme, allegedly supported by Secretary of the Navy, would counter Communist criticism after the military committee acts. In Johannesburg, talk centers on General Jan Christian Smuts possibly being nominated for the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in fostering the United Nations.
House members ready to test pledges of economy as the first regular departmental appropriations bill of 1946 nears floor action. It funds miscellaneous independent agencies for the new fiscal year starting July 1 and will be followed by numerous departmental supply bills.
Acting Chairman Randolph says the house labor committee will vote up or down on Truman labor proposals by Tuesday. If no legislation reaches the floor, the May Arends bill penalizing unions and restricting political activity could be brought to a vote. James A. Farley remains prolific in correspondence as he contemplates possible run for New York senate or governor, having mailed and received thousands of Christmas cards.
The Sacred Cow aircraft will gain radio teletype to exchange printed messages up to 1000 miles. Similar equipment is already used in the White House, and the President used it to chat with Secretary Byrnes in London.
Rep La Follette of Indiana declares himself a radical and urges the GOP to adopt a radical platform as a test of the party's direction in 1946. He plans a run for the Senate nomination, facing only Senator Willis as the announced opponent.
In South Africa a sharp rise in divorces prompts prominent legal and religious leaders to plan a representative conference. In several towns the divorce rate has doubled during the waning war period and now averages about five divorces daily.
Washington reports that military and civilian scientists struggle to finalize a detailed account of rocket use in combat. The release has been delayed and is not expected to appear until around mid February.
The foreword to Dr. George A. Buttrick's book from 1941 argues that defeating armed aggression only buys time unless a revival of faith follows. It warns that without renewed belief, even victory over threats cannot end global insecurity. The text emphasizes faith as the deepest need for lasting peace.
A fragment notes the link between political leanings and education, suggesting that favorable views shape long term expectations for Alabama’s youth in the era. The passage hints at shaping civic upbringing as a path to enduring influence.
Cystitis or bladder infection is common especially in women and may follow cold fatigue operations or dietary irritants. Symptoms include frequent urination pain during urination backache and mild fever. Treatments include rest liquids hot compresses and sulfonamide drugs with alkaline urine. penicillin not effective.
Four candidates qualified Saturday for Democratic committee seats on the Morgan County slate. Pro Tem Judge T. C. Almon announced that qualification papers were received from J. B. Patterson of Lacon J. C. White of Priceville M. J. Hough of Lacey Springs and R. E. Puckett of Neal.
The speaker argues that revival cannot come from human effort alone but from God working through people, aided by prayer and testimony. Citing Augustine's De Civitate Dei during Rome's sack, they link violence to moral decay and insist true light bearers are those who pray.
The Decatur Kiwanis inter-club committee will conduct the Cullman Kiwanis club meeting on Tuesday evening January 22. Rev W W Glass vice president will give the main address and special entertainment will be provided with help from the Decatur entertainment committee.
Alvin Jones Eubanks and Velma Demarions Taylor of Falkville appear alongside Mack Dee Taylor of St. Joseph Tennessee and Martha Reeder Fulks of Killen Alabama. Cleourn Murry of Murphy and Georgia Dorothy Virginia Murphy of Decatur are listed together.
A collage of quips and scenes features a police stop with a speeding driver, humor about car speed and markets, publisher banter, and jokes about editors and motorists. It spans light social satire from Decatur to GI dogtags, ending with a graveyard image as night falls.
Notes from Walter Winchell covering diplomatic pouches, Swedish ammo plans, Dietrich connections, labor strikes, industry figures, Hollywood chatter, and political tensions. Mentions include Swiss pouches, Swedish plant output, Carmen Englander, Nancy Guild, Ham Fish, and other media and public figures in a fast list of rumors and observations.
A drunken passerby hears a prisoner crying for help and requesting release. The gravedigger jokes that the man is cold because he lacks dirt on him, grabbing a shovel in the moment.
A quirky quip suggests using applesauce and little crust for romance. A joke about culinary mix ups shows a dining room misread order as beef extract replaced by milk, illustrating playful misunderstandings in conversation.
Norma Amigo and other tall lasses of Follow the Girls cause a ruckus at a cab stand near Sardi's as soldiers push to hail rides. The tiny driver fights them off while the women loom over six feet and can slug. Mrs Dabney Tayor is in Las Vegas and speculation on a wedding to polo player H Talbot swirls. The American Veterans Committee NY Chapter plans to rely on military intelligence officers. Atty General Tom Clark rides in a G Man car once owned by Capone. Hoover uses a new car. Bevin of England earns more after years of hunger and Milton Berle faces trouble with Variety over chopped copy. Your Girl Friday.
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